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CHAPTER 42
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was another Friday, and it was currently their fourth hour class: gym. It was Arius' favorite class, because first off it was easy, and second there was never any homework. He didn't have to worry about failing gym as long as he participated. Today they would be taking a break from their track unit to take care of a physical fitness test. Most of the students were anything but pleased, but some were actually looking forward to this as a break from running. Others, like Arius and Jaida, didn't care either way.
Some of the teachers were currently outside, sitting around and talking. Mr. Owens happened to be one of them. His eyes were currently on the gym students, but he was at least pretending to be listening in on the conversation between his fellow coworkers. He just found that the physical fitness test was more interesting. Besides, he wanted to see how well they would do.
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Arius suddenly stopped walking as a soft tingle ran down his spine. It wasn't something that happened that often, and he knew exactly who had done it. Lucius was in the area somewhere, but his presence felt weak. He was probably a good distance away from them right now.This is just great. What do I do now?"Arius?" questioned Jaida as she and Mr. Owens stopped, glancing back at him. He couldn't say anything to her right now, but he didn't need to. She was easily able to interpret his expression.Jaida turned to Mr. Owens, a bright smile on her face. She had to make up an excuse so she could talk to Arius in private for a moment."Um, Mr. Owens?" she began, drawing his eyes away from Arius. "I need to take care of something quick, so could you wait here?" He nodded, and Jaida ran over to Arius. "Come on," she told him as she walked into a nearby department store. "
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Lucius watched as Jaida and Arius entered the alleyway. Arius quickly got between the angel and Mr. Owens, a hard glare on his face."Mr. Owens!" cried Jaida as she got down next to him. "Are you alright? Did he hurt you?""It's great to see you again, Arius," began Lucius, drawing everyone's attention. "I've been bored lately. Killing these pathetic humans is starting to get tiring. I'd much rather watch you burn.""Just shut up," spat Arius. "I'm not about to let you have your way. Besides, as long as I have a keystone, your magic can't touch me." He smirked arrogantly and quickly charged towards the angel. He tried to punch the man right between his eyes but missed. Lucius tried sending a knee into Arius' chest, but the Deslyan quickly jumped up and away. Arius pushed off the side of one of the buildings, heading right for the angel
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Jaida and Arius were currently standing in Arius' room, talking. They had originally been discussing Mr. Owens and how well he could keep secrets. Arius was skeptical, but that was expected. After all, if anyone else were to find out about him, he'd have a serious problem on his hands."Jai," began Arius, catching her attention. He had a very serious expression on his face. This was a topic he had given some thought to, and he wanted her to hear him out. He put on a stern face and began his demand. "From now on, I don't want you following me into the battles with Lucius.""Why not?" she asked him a bit sadly. To be honest, she liked watching him fight the angel. She liked the way he looked with his wings. Even though they were black, he resembled a real angel when he fought. For a boy, he was exceedingly graceful."What Lucius said was
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Jaida was sitting alone on a bench in the park, currently fighting back a second batch of tears that wanted to fall. She hated getting yelled at, especially by Arius. She was trying so hard not to get in his way, but it just wasn't working. She knew that what he had said was true. Every time they fought Lucius, he'd go after her instead, and Arius would end up having to save her. She ruined every chance he had to kill the angel, to save their planet. She really wasn't much of a help at all. However, that didn't justify what he had said to her.Jaida sighed as she lifted her head out of her hands. She had lost track of time, and when she looked around, she realized just how dark it had gotten. The park was exceptionally dark since there weren't any streetlamps in it. Places like this were very dangerous at night. There was no light to give away attackers and not enough people to feel safe around. Jaida had really done it th
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Jaida's eyes opened, but all she saw was a swirl of black feathers as the metal against her throat disappeared and the man's cold hand was removed from her stomach. She felt herself being pulled away, completely unsure of what was going on. She was suddenly pulled against something soft, and there was a firm arm locked around her shoulders, keeping her where she was.When she had finally stopped moving and her heart stopped racing, she took the time to figure out what had happened. She looked up and instantly relaxed a bit when she saw Arius' blood red eyes. They seemed to glow even in the dark. Right now he was shooting a death glare at the man he had recently punched out. However, he hadn't hit the man quite hard enough since he was getting back up. Arius kept his eyes on him, holding Jaida rather closely."Arius?" she questioned softly, drawing his eyes to her. He released her shou
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Jaida just stared at him, an expression of pure sympathy on her face. Arius was in a great deal of mental pain right now, and she had no idea how she could help him. If only she could turn back time, if only she would have paid attention to the time it was…then maybe none of this would have happened. She hated to admit it, but it was her fault. If only she had been more careful, if only she hadn't gotten so upset…if only she were stronger.There has to be something I can do.Jaida began to raise her arms cautiously, keeping her eyes on Arius. She wanted to embrace him, to try and comfort him. He looked so much like a lost child right now, one in desperate need of a safe haven. She wanted to help him, but the question was would he let her. He was a stubborn person, and he didn't strike her as the kind who wanted pity and sympathy. But everyone needed to be comforted once in a while, right?It couldn't hurt to tr
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Arius watched as Jaida left his room, probably wanting to change out of her uniform. He realized then that he kind of liked having her around. He really didn't mind if she followed him into his battles with Lucius just so long as she didn't get hurt. He didn't want to have to keep saving her and missing his chance at winning. However, she was probably safer with him than by herself. If she was alone, then anyone could attack her, including Lucius. If he was going to guarantee her life, he'd have to keep her with him, no matter what.Since when did saving a planet get so complicated? Two weeks. Two full weeks had passed now, and not a single attack was made by Lucius. He had just disappeared again. Both Jaida and Mr. Owens could tell that Arius was a little on edge. However, he had been a bit different ever since he had killed that man in the park. It's not like they could blame him. The killing had been all over the news, eve
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Arius entered the park and began to head to the same place he always went to when he was looking for Jaida. Sure enough, as soon as he got within seeing distance, he could make out her figure sitting there. She was dressed in a light yellow sundress today. Even though it was the middle of December, the city was far enough south so that it didn't get cold during the winter. Even now it was warm outside as the sun blared down on them from the sky. He slowed down a little as he approached the bench she was sitting on. She looked to be deep in thought about something, a piece of paper clutched tightly in her hand. She was just staring at the ground, her green eyes seeming just a bit dim right now. When he got in front of her, she only noticed him after his shadow blocked out the sunlight. "Arius?" she questioned. "What are you doing here?" "I still don't ge
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"Arius!" she shouted, watching as he straightened a bit. As he began turning slowly towards her, she began running, sprinting as fast as she could towards him. She couldn't wait to hold him, to feel his arms around her. She wanted to hear his voice again, to hear him say how much he loved her. When she finally reached him, when she was no more than a foot away, she reached out, leaned forward, closed her eyes, and…knocked him right off his feet, both of them going over the edge of the building.The first thing she felt was his arms encircling her, holding her tightly so that she wouldn't fall. The two of them were just floating in midair, and he was the only thing keeping her from falling to the Earth below. Neither one said anything at first. Jaida was crying, her arms around his waist, placed tightly and firmly against his back. She had her face buried in his chest, her small body shaking with each joy filled sob.Arius could do not
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Jaida sighed for what felt like the one hundredth time that day. Each day that passed was getting harder and harder for her. She found herself exhausted most of the time. Other times she was just bored and unable to concentrate. She knew she was staring out the window, oblivious to the topic her teacher was preaching. Usually she tried to stay focused in Mr. Owens' class simply because she owed it to him. However, on a Friday such as today, concentrating always seemed harder. She just wanted the weekend to come so that she could spend some time out walking. Even if she was alone, she wanted to just be out and away from her house. There were too many things there that reminded her of how much she missed Arius. She needed to try and focus less on how sad his departure was and more on how happy she'd be to finally see him again.However, she had to admit that the thought of him being alive, the thought of him coming back was slowly slipping from her mind. It had be
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"Fine," he eventually said. "I'll do it." He couldn't fight the smile that spread across his lips when he saw Jaida's face light up."Thank you!" she shouted enthusiastically. She ran and grabbed her book bag, shoving everything in quickly. She ran back and stopped before leaving his classroom. "I can't wait to tell Arius when he comes back." And with that said, she ran from his room. He just couldn't repress the smile on his face. For the first time in the past month, she had looked truly happy. She hadn't been forging the light in her eyes or the smile on her lips. She had finally meant it. Plus, in reference to Arius, she had used the proper word. She had said "when."Never. Never in all its infinite years had the universe every witnessed such a battle. The struggle had gone on for what felt like ages, each day passing as if it had been a year, full of loss and casualty. At some points it had been hard to see an end. Many had thought it w
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It was another Wednesday, another day just like every other day. Jaida was finding it a lot harder to concentrate in her classes, and if she didn't do something soon, her grades would start slipping. She knew her mother couldn't afford for them to fall too far. She would have to work harder at her job, and then Jaida wouldn't get to see her as much. Now that it was just the two of them again, she enjoyed having her mother home more. It made for good company and conversation.As he went around the room and passed out papers, Mr. Owens couldn't help but spare Jaida a sad glance. She was once again staring out the window, watching the sky. She was always so zoned out by the time she got to his class, so he did his best not to draw attention to her. However, it was hard. He was worried about her to some extent. After all, she rarely spoke up in class, and she no longer stayed after to work on her homework. He wasn't sure if she did it at home or even at all, but he
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One month. One full month had passed since the Earth had nearly met a very abrupt end. However, no one even knew of this. No one knew of the battle that had taken place between the angel, Lucius, and the Deslyan, Arius. The human race was incredibly oblivious, but there were two people who knew just how lucky they were to even be alive. It was all in thanks to Arius…and partially in thanks to Jaida.School had gone on normally for her to say the least. The first few days had been nothing but extreme torture, full of her fighting off tears and telling people about what had happened to Arius. Amy and Seth had tried to cheer her up, but it just hadn't been possible. When she had relayed the real story to Mr. Owens, she had broken down in tears. No one could blame her really. She had just lost someone that she loved. It was a hard pain to cope with.As the days had gone on, she had gotten a bit better. She would talk more, even laugh on s
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Arius snapped his blood red eyes open and shot Lucius his most threatening glare. This was going to be it. He had to put everything he had into one massive release of pure black magic. That was the only way he'd be able to truly get rid of Lucius. He had to destroy the angel once and for all. After all, the deal had been "no retreating." Lucius couldn't run away this time. He had said it himself. One of them was going to die today."How?" Lucius asked, watching as the tendrils of black light no longer thrashed about wildly. If anything, it looked like they were under Arius' control. The Deslyan's blood red eyes were full of fire, and all of it was being directed towards him."It's over," Arius stated. "One of us will die…that's what you told me. It's time we end this once and for all." Every bit of magic radiating from him suddenly stopped moving, the winds fr
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"Jaida?" he questioned, shaking her a bit. "Don't do this. You've gotta wake up." She didn't respond at all to him. She was barely breathing anymore. He bent down a bit, placing his lips to her ear. "You've gotta stay alive. If you do, I promise I'll see you again. Thank you…Jaida.""Well," began Lucius, a very edgy tone to his usually laid back voice. "I see you told her." He slowly began walking forwards, a scowl on his face. "You know the rules. Since she interfered, I'm afraid I'll have to kill her." Arius snapped his attention to the angel, a deep, hateful glare on his face. His blood red eyes were like ice as he stared down Lucius. The angel didn't seem to notice the sudden change in his adversary, because he tried approaching. He apparently thought that Arius was too drained to fight back anymore, so he reached out towards Jaida, as if he was going to take her. Needless to say, this didn't go over well with Ari
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As he hit the ground, he felt his broken wing twist a bit more, and he cried out in pain. It blocked out the rest of the sensations in his body, including the way his raw and bloody chest was burning from its recent thrashing. The pain of his broken ribs stabbing into his side was long forgotten, and the taste of blood in his mouth could no longer be sensed. As he lied there, bleeding from every limb he possessed, he found that he just didn't care anymore. The pain had become so great that he felt numb. He couldn't move a single muscle. He could barely even catch his breath. This was really it. He was dying.Arius wanted to get back up, to face down Lucius once more. He wanted to glare at the angel, threaten him, to do something other than just lie here. However, he couldn't find the strength he needed. His mind was blank, every thought being drained from it as he lied there. He found that all he wanted was for this pain to
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Jaida had been running for what felt like an eternity, and she still hadn't found hide or hair of Arius. She wasn't sure where to even look. There weren't that many places in the city that a battle could be held at. They obviously didn't want anyone seeing them fight, so it wouldn't be towards the populated areas. They wouldn't have gone to the park. However, they wouldn't have left the city limits either.When she reached the residential area, the place she had started from, she had to stop and catch her breath. It was time to try a new direction. She couldn't take a break for too long. She needed to find her friend. She had to find Arius before something horrible happened to him. He couldn't die; she wouldn't allow it. He had to stay alive for a little longer, at least until she could see him again. All she wanted was to see him one more time.After taking a deep b
